G/TBT/N/DOM/236  
17 May 2023 
(23-3427) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public Health and Social 
Welfare)  
Dirección de Normas, Guías y Protocolos , DNGP (Directorate of Standards, Guides and 
Protocols)  
Viceministerio de Garantía de la Calidad de los Servi cios de Salud  (Vice-Ministry of Quality 
Assurance of Health Services)  
Ministerios de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social , MISPAS (Ministry of Public Health and 
Social Welfare)  
Tel.: (+1 809) -541-3121, Ext. 4402 (AMPG -apg) 
https://www.msp.gob.do/web/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificat ion shall be indicated if different from above:  
Processing officer:  
Anel Payero González, as Legal Coordinator of the Directorate of Standards, Guides and 
Protocols of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare  
Contact : (+1 809) -541-3121, Ext.  4402/4 401 and (+1 809) -854-9894 
Email: anel.payero@ministeriodesalud.gob.do ;normas@ministeriodesalud.gob.do  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 11.020.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : REGLAMENTO 
TÉCNICO PARA LA HABILITACIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS CLÍNICOS, QUIRÚRGICOS Y DE 
DIAGNÓSTICO  (Technical regulation for the licensing of clinical, surgical and diagnostic 
services) (236  pages,  in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation covers the following : Purpose;  
Scope of application;  
Legal framework;  
Definitions;  
Accreditation assessment and approval procedures;  
Criteria for the licensing of health facilities and services;  G/TBT/N/DOM/236  
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  Criteria and requirements for clinical services;  
Criteria and requirements for surgical services;  
Criteria and requirements for clinical and diagnostic support services;  
Criteria and requirements for dental services;  
Criteria and requirements for support services;  
Criteria and requirements for welfare health services.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety ; Protection of the environment ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
General Law on Health No. 42-01. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información sobre OTC  (National TBT enquiry p oint) 
Viceministerio de Comercio Exterior, VICOMEX (Vice -Ministry of Foreign Trade)  
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mypimes , MICM (Ministry of Industry, Trade and 
MSMEs)  
Avenida 27 de Febrero No. 306 
Torre MICM  
Bella Vista  
Tel.: (+1 809) -685-5171 
Email: rdotc@micm.gob.do  
Website: https://micm.gob.do  
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